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Christian Ace R. Lualhati

15th Strike Wing, Major Danilo Atienza Airbase, Sangley Point, Cavite City



Christian Lualhati EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Squadron Officer Course (Air Force Leadership & Management)
Air Education and Training Command
Fernando Airbase, Lipa City, Philippines
February 2014 – June 2014
1. Graduated number 1 in the class
2. Recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Award
3. Recipient of the Best Paper (Commandant’s Paper Award) for the
Management Review Report I wrote on the Philippine Air Force Research
and Development Center

Air Force Intelligence Officer Course
300th Air Intelligence and Security Wing
Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines
June 2013 – December 2013

Military Pilot Training
Philippine Air Force Flying School
Fernando Airbase, Lipa City, Philippines
July 2007 – December 2008

Military Science/ BS Management
Philippine Military Academy
Fort del Pilar, Baguio City, Philippines
April 2002 to June 2006
      Graduated Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
December 2008-December 2012, January 2015-present
Attack Helicopter Pilot
15th Strike Wing
- Checked out as a “Combat Ready” pilot of the AW109 Light Attack
Helicopter
- Flew combat missions in many areas of conflict in the Philippines most
specially in the Mindanao region
- Recipient of several awards and commendations for flying combat
missions, most notable would be the following: 1 Gold Cross Medal, 2
Distinguished Aviation Crosses, 2 Bronze Cross Medals, 2 Silver Wing
Medals, 11 Military Merit Medals, 2 Military Commendation Medals,
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medals and
Ribbons, 1 Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operation Ribbon, 1 Military
Civic Action Medal, 1 Gawad Parangal sa Kapanalig ng Sandatahang Lakas
ng Pilipinas Ribbon, and 1 Gawad sa Kaunlaran Ribbon
- Received the “Hero of Marawi” Medal for flying Day/Night Close Air
Support and Combat Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Missions during the Marawi Crisis in 2017
- Worked closely with US Special Forces in tactical operations against high
value terrorist targets in the Mindanao region
- Participated in several military exercises with the US and Australian
Armed Forces
December 2012 – January 2015
Airlift Pilot
220th Airlift Wing
- Checked out as pilot of the N-22 “Nomad” Aircraft
- Flew Maritime Air Patrol Missions over the disputed South China Sea
- Received a Bronze Cross Medal for gathering vital intelligence reports in
Maritime Air Patrol Missions over the South China Sea in 2011-2012
April 2017- present
Director for Communications, Electronics and Information Systems (CEIS)
Headquarters, 15th Strike Wing

Special Staff of the Wing Commander in charge of the management of
the unit’s CEIS resources.
- Oversees the procurement and maintenance of all CEIS equipment and
services
- Formulates plans and programs for CEIS
- Initiated the digitization of all physical documents of the unit
- Spearheaded the creation of the unit’s Records Management
Information System
January 2015- April 2017
Chief, Operations and Training
20th Attack Squadron, 15th Strike Wing
- Monitored tactical air operations in the deployment areas
- Managed the deployment of aircraft, pilots and crew
- Supervised the training of pilots and maintenance crew
December 2013-February 2014
Director for Intelligence
220th Airlift Wing
- Provided daily intelligence reports to the commander and all deployed
pilots and crew
- Monitored security in the unit’s area of operations
December 2012-June 2013
Executive Assistant to the Wing Commander/ Wing Adjutant
220th Airlift Wing
- Assisted the Wing Commander in administrative matters
June 2006-July 2007
Aide de Camp to the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force
Headquarters, Philippine Air Force

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Recipient of the Philippine Air Force Flying School Alumni Association’s
Golden Aviator Award for Academic Excellence in 2015.
2. Graduated number 4 in the Counter Terrorist Operations Course and
recipient of the Marksmanship Award
3. Awarded the Air Force Aviation Badge, Counter Terrorist Operations Badge,
Presidential Unit Citation Badge, Combat Commander’s Kagitingan Badge
(Honorary), and the Adjutant General’s Service Badge
4. Attended the International Relations and Diplomacy Course-International
Security Module offered by the Foreign Service Institute of the Department
of Foreign Affairs last 18 August to 01 September 2018
5. Lived in China for 3 months as a pilot training in the Z-9 helicopter

PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of Birth: 09 April 1983
Sex: Male
Nationality: Filipino
Civil Status: Married
Spouse: Maria Elizabeth A. Lualhati
Children: None
Languages Known: Filipino, Cebuano, English